The purpose of the study is to compare the efficacy and safety of 2 doses of drug AZD2281 against liposomal doxorubicin to see which is effective and well tolerated in treating patients with measurable BRCA1- or BRCA2-positive advanced ovarian cancer and who have failed previous platinum therapy.

A Phase II, Open-Label, Randomised, Comparative, International Multicentre Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Different Doses of AZD2281 Given Orally Twice Daily Versus Intravenous Liposomal Doxorubicin Given Monthly in Patients With Advanced BRCA1- or BRCA2-Associated Ovarian Cancer Who Have Failed Previous Platinum-based Chemotherapy

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00628251